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Etymology of Kalinsky

What does the name Kalinsky mean?

The surname Kalinsky comes from the Polish place name Kalinow. Kalinow is derived from "kalina" the Polish word for the guelder-rose tree, which bears round bunches of white flowers.

Early Origins of the Kalinsky family

The surname Kalinsky was first found in Galizia, and the Ukraine.

Early History of the Kalinsky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kalinsky research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1635, 1648, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1708, 1782 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Kalinsky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kalinsky Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kalinowski, Kalinoski, Kalinowsky, Kalinosky, Kalinski, Kalinsky, Kalinov, Kalinovsky, Kalinoff, Kalina, Kalensky, Kalinka and many more.

Early Notables of the Kalinsky family

  • The Polish nobleman Evsei Kalinsky served General Field Marshall Boris Petrovich Sheremetev by handling secret government affairs...

Migration of the Kalinsky family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johan Kalensky and his family, who arrived in New York in 1870; Carl Kalinowski, who applied for naturalization in Iowa in 1884; Johann Kalinowski, who was naturalized in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1887.


Contemporary Notables of the name Kalinsky (post 1700) +

  • George Kalinsky (1936-2025), American photographer
  • Nikolay Nikolayevich Kalinsky (b. 1993), Russian football player


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